Something new again. I am really having fun with these new shapes and techniques and I just love this pipe. The shank treatment follows the lines of the mouthpiece very nicely and I am very excited about what else will come of this technique. It has a wonderful smooth top and I extended a 1/8 wide smooth rib down the center of the front of the bowl and it runs to the bottom. I am very pleased with the outcome of this piece and really enjoyed making it. Brown highlighted stain with a very nice blast! I discovered a superior technique than I have been recently doing for thinning my mouthpieces and I am very happy with the thinness and comfort. I will continue to do this to my mouthpieces. This piece was completed on September 11 2010 Hand cut Ebonite mouthpiece w/Delrin tennon hand made Sterling fitment Graded L3 @ $965.00 USA SHIPPING INCLUDED (L3@950+ 15.00 S&I) Please e-mail me with any questions and thank you for looking. WHEN YOU SELECT PAYPAL FOR PAYMENT PLEASE EMAIL ME TO CONFIRM RECEIPT OF PAYMENT If you use the PAYPAL feature you must not use your back button during the purchase or the pipe will not be marked SOLD. Please note the price before proceeding. The total price including shipping will automatically be filled out in the PAYPAL page. Please remember, if you would like this piece and it is on the 15-minute hold Email me and I will reserve it for you as soon as it comes off hold status.